[SOLVED] Will a TP-Link TX50E AX3000 WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5.0 PCIe Wireless Adapter fit in a msi Z170a

[XxRogueLess]

I planning to change my usb wireless WiFi thing to a WiFi card. So I'm wondering if I can put a TP-Link TX50E AX3000 WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5.0 PCIe Wireless Adapter inside a Z170a MotherBoard. Reason is because my usb wireless thing would just disconnect out of no where's sometimes and it really makes it hard for me to game or study

 

[Lutfij]

See those short PCIe x1 slots? The networking adapter you're looking at will drop into any one of those black PCIe x1 slots, so long as you aren't covering them up with a fat GPU or another PCIe device. Speaking of which, what sort of devices are occupying the PCIe slots on the build?

 

[XxRogueLess]

See those short PCIe x1 slots? The networking adapter you're looking at will drop into any one of those black PCIe x1 slots, so long as you aren't covering them up with a fat GPU or another PCIe device. Speaking of which, what sort of devices are occupying the PCIe slots on the build?

Uhh there isn't so I think we should be able to do it. I got a gt 1030 4gb

 

[XxRogueLess]

I'm wondering as well for the cables yes do I put them here ?

https://imgur.com/a/4zmIOVG

View: http://imgur.com/a/4zmIOVG

 

[logainofhades]

The cable will go onto one of your USB 2.0 headers, on the motherboard.

https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202004/20200420/1910012781_Archer TX50E_UG_REV1.0.0.pdf

 

[XxRogueLess]

May I ask where do I find the usb 2.0 headers :?

 

[logainofhades]

Consult your motherboard manual. It should give you a detailed layout of what each header, and port, is on your board. Work is blocking pictures, so I cannot see them.

 

[XxRogueLess]

Hmm after looking the manual, it writes there's usb 2.0 but I can't find the location of it

 

[logainofhades]

The are usually along the bottom edge, of the motherboard.

Edit, look at page 27-28 in your manual.

https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe/E7976v1.0.zip

 

[XxRogueLess]

Is it this ? How many pins the it need?
https://ibb.co/rvyDzk1